Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder,
and pervasive developmental disorder in the early 1990s, Robert Stevens was an
exceptionally intelligent child who could not function in a mainstream environment.
Being the "problem child" of every play group, sports league, and extracurricular activity
he joined, Robert had no friends, no internal means of self-control, no "off switch,"
and--as his parents, Robert and Catherine Stevens, were warned--perhaps no real
future. Thinking it for the best, Robert's parents did...